Gardening Tips And Advices All Year Round
Overhanging deciduous tree Shade
- Rain and light will penetrate during spring and winter.
- Native woodland plants that flower in spring will thrive. Bluebells, wood anemonies, primroses, cyclamen and campion.
- You may need to write off the space during summer or try shade loving geranium phaeum or geranium macrorrhizum
Part of the day shade from wall or tall hedges
- A northish facing border dominated by a wall may get some sun but it will probably not support sun-loving plants.
- Improve the soil with rich, water retaining compost.
- Leave a no-man’s land, between the wall or hedge and plants, where the soil will be poor, sour and or root infested.
- There are many herbaceous perennials that will work here including, Astrantia, Silene, Lamium dead nettles, Lunaria, Euphorbia, Lily of the valley, Hostas, and Japanese anemonies
Deep inhospitable shade for example that found under evergreens
- This is a serious problem where only ivy springs forth and even then a bit reluctantly.
- Try plants in pots that can be watered and moved around to get some time in the sun.
- Ferns or Tree ferns may look OK and should appreciate humidity.
- I have not tried but even more evergreens may work to an extent.
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